Russia Unit Review

Russia stretches over two continents

• True

• False

Russia is the largest country in the world in total area.

• True

• False

What separates the Northern European Plain from the West Siberian Plain?

• Caucasus Mountains

• Kamchatka Peninsula

• Kola Peninsula

• Ural Mountains

What tactic did the Russians adopt when Napoleon invaded?

• aggressive negotiations

• blockade of Britain

• Scored earth policy

• Two front war

What is the best description of Communism

• The government controls the economy

• One political party controls the government and economy

• The citizens elect the government

• The economy is privately owned and controlled by market forces

Why don't trees grow in the far Northern part of Russia

• The desert climate lacks water

• The dark winters prevent them from getting sunlight

• The artic winds make them fall over

• The permafrost prevents their roots from pushing deep

What city gained power as Mongol rule weakend

• Kiev

• Novgorod

• Moscow

• Merv

What country repeated Napoleon's mistake by invading Russia in winter during World War II

• Britain

• France

• Germany

• Poland

What Communist leader ruled as a total dictator of the Soviet Union from 1927-1953?

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Vladimir Lenin

• Karl Marx

• Josef Stalin

When did the Soviet Union collapse?

• 1991

• 1953

• 1922

• 2001